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Constitutionality of Park Ban Upheld in Kentucky

By Corey Rayburnyung

A Kentucky judge has upheld the constitutionality of a city ordinance which prohibited convicted sex offenders from using the city's parks. From The Courier-Journal:The ruling last week by Superior Court 1 Judge Vicki Carmichael came in a lawsuit brought by Eric Dowdell against the city for preventing him from attending his son?s baseball games in the city?s Little League Ballpark.The ordinance, enacted in 2006 and amended last year, says convicted sex offenders can?t use city parks but provides an appeal process in City Court for those who believe they deserve an exemptionDowdell sought an exemption from the city court twice, arguing that he was no longer required to register on the state sexual offender registry for his 1997 conviction of sexual battery and that he posed no risk if he was allowed in the park...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sex Crimes on November 11, 2008 (boomark / email).